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2018 PEREGRINE FALCON CLIMBING CLOSURE Due to nesting peregrine falcons, the section of Bonticou Crag known as THE SUNBOWL is temporarily closed to rock climbing. This closure is in effect (as of February 23, 2018).

Help us to protect the fledging Peregrine Falcons. We ask that you: • DO NOT use ascent trails or rappel routes that access this area. • DO NOT use the trails at the top of the cliff in the closure area. • DO NOT use the section of the cliff base climbers trail between these routes. • PLEASE refrain from excessive noise making while in the vicinity of this closure. Visit: mohonkpreserve.org/climb

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Approach: A large orange buttress marks the Madame Grunnebaum's Wulst area. The Guide's Wall is a 50' high toprope wall just right. Triple Bulges begins on the right side of Guide's Wall at a wide, left-leaning crack (also first pitch of Twin Oaks).

P1: Climb the crack to the big ledge atop the Guide's Wall. 5.3, 50'

P2: Walk 10' right on the ledge. Face climb, trending right, 130' to the GT Ledge.

You could rap here, but then you'd miss the white tiered overhangs right above the GT ledge, which are fun and well protected (fixed angle pin and middle sized camalots).

That white "bulge" at the top of p.2 is not to be missed - ridiculous 5.5 climbing. No need to downclimb to the tree out right, simple walk left to a station set up for a single 60m rope rap to the Hyjeck's tree.
Apr 27, 2014